The Take That frontman kicked off after a wannabe rocker turned up for the London auditions and delivered a lacklustre performance at the ExCel centre.
Gary and fellow judges Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne and Nicole Scherzinger all gave his version of Robbie Williams’ hit Let Me Entertain You a big thumbs down.
He was sent packing but then Gary had a change of heart. The singer was called back in and given a pass through to the next round on the condition he became more WILD.
A source said: “The judges didn’t like him at first because he claimed to be a rocker but just didn’t have anything wild about him.
“He came on, strummed his guitar and sang along and then just faded out. They asked him back in and Gary told him he had to be more of a rocker if he wanted to get anywhere on the show. He then stood up and tried to tip the desk over shouting ‘like this’, but it was screwed to the ground.
“So he picked up a mug and smashed it then grabbed his seat and sent it flying.
“He turned to this poor wannabe and said, ‘I want to see some passion. Rock music is about passion and you aren’t giving us any’.
“Everyone just looked at him with open jaws, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.”
The singer took the lesson on board and was invited back to try out some proper rocking at the arena auditions next month.
The source said Gary had upped his game as Sharon had “hogged” the limelight during the first round of auditions.
TV Biz told how she overshadowed Nicole during her first audition slot in Glasgow, with the former Pussycat Doll struggling to get a word in.
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Take That may have been manufactured but that is a fact which is completely negligible considering how much Take That contradict the "manufactured popstar" image given their talent and musicality so there's no point calling him manufactured.
